Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 80.8% more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 79.8% more for restaurants
|
Lilongwe
|
Ankara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK6,017.13
|
$8.72
TRY300.30
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$7.27
TRY250.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,591.36
|
$1.27
TRY43.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK591.24
|
$0.50
TRY17.36
|
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pay 18.4% less for groceries
|
Lilongwe
|
Ankara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,457.88
|
$0.83
TRY28.72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,703.97
|
$4.61
TRY158.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,105.64
|
$3.90
TRY134.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,313.47
|
$1.68
TRY57.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,252.29
|
$2.70
TRY92.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,852.53
|
$0.49
TRY16.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,030.36
|
$0.88
TRY30.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.45
TRY15.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK980.50
|
$0.54
TRY18.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,454.96
|
$0.25
TRY8.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK980.36
|
$0.23
TRY7.90
|
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pay 38.4% more for transportation
|
Lilongwe
|
Ankara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,178.19
|
$4.81
TRY165.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,516.81
|
$8.72
TRY300.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$44,845.33
TRY1,543,531.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.40
TRY185.97
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Lilongwe
|
Ankara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK108,471.03
|
$11.50
TRY395.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$592.54
TRY20,394.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK117,591.22
|
$399.36
TRY13,745.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK93,099.41
|
$53.07
TRY1,826.74
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Lilongwe
|
Ankara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.00
MWK608,726.93
|
$502.10
TRY17,281.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,086,272.64
|
$10,388.60
TRY357,565.31
|
|
pay 56.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lilongwe
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,878.67
|
$3.49
TRY120.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,581.23
|
$2.84
TRY97.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,759.34
|
$2.04
TRY70.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,617.61
|
$40.91
TRY1,407.97
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,870.89
|
$5.82
TRY200.20
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Lilongwe
|
Ankara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$56.66
TRY1,950.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$45.57
TRY1,568.42
|
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|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$104.18
TRY3,585.91
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$93.27
TRY3,210.33
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